The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-01-13
w. N. Hunter has been appointed post

rurpspAr. January 49, 1887
w. N. Hunter has been appointed post
master at Green Forest, Rockbridge co.
Tue amount Of taxes paid and offered IA
coupons for 1856 is somewhat over Sis9.-
600.
Hon. w. NJ. Stewart will be the new
Republican Senator from Nevada, to sue
coed Mr.. Fair, Democrat.
w. L. Royal was married in Richmond
on the It'll. to Miss Edith Page, daughter |
of the late Patrick Henry Aylett.
The Republican caucus of the Michi-
gn Legislature en- the 18th, nominated
Francis b. Stockbridge to be United
States Senator. to succeed 0. d. Conger.
Hon. NJ. S. Qnav has been nominated
nv the Republican caucus of the Pennsyl-
wanna Legislature for the United States
Senate. to succeed Mitchell, and will be
elected.
J. w. Reid. Democratic member OF
Congress, and one of the ''best people, of
NOItfl ldTClIutt, lldc cttte III i.io ME "es
ton. aud is now a fugitive from justice
in Canada.
The Senate has passed a bill allowing
Mrs. John A. Logan a pension of s. goo
year, and increased the pension of the wild
ow of Gen. T. F. Blair from $50 month
to 81 GEO year.
Judge Waller r. Staples. Z. G. Burks
and Major John W. Rely, commissioners
appointed to revise the Code of Virginia,
are now holding session in Richmond
Tney expect soon to finish up the work.
Hon. l.. p. Morton. late United States
Minister to France, ard now prominent
candidate for The U. Senate from New
York, learned the tailoring business in
early life. lie is now a wealthy retired
banker.
The Committee of the House of Repre-
spntatiyes on the revision OF the laws
have decided to report favorably bill 10
authorize the employment of private see
retaries fer the members of the House.
not cliairmen of committees.
The Register says information has been
received in Danyil'e that Pennsylvania
capitalists have jast begun cooperate GOLD
mine in Charlotte county. on the farm Of
Mr.. Barnes. who lives at Williamsburg
The ore is panning out we'll ard the mint
bids fair to he valuable property.
The Farmville Journal comes ont in
double number. and gives a most inter
far. "a mast. tn
gether with quantity of other interest
ing matter. Berkeley has mace the jour
ual one of the best papers in the State ant
one worthy Of the excellent support it ev
licences.
AsGel. W. W. Losing was never mar
red it is rather singular that one-half
his estate should tie bequeathed to his tw
daughters. ard the other half to a part
during life. ana then to revert to hi
tiaughters-one of whom IS said to be tn
wife of ex- United States Senator Spencer
Of Alabama.
The bill to create Department of Ag
rieultrre. the head of which is to be
Cabinet officer. passed the House on Tues
day by vote of 232 to g. This IS th
bill which Mr.. Tucker opposed recently
and made the boast that be would nc
respect the wishes of GO ,000.GG0 farmer
and Iaborers, if they asked for such legis
Iatinn. It shows what influence his const
tutional diocyneracies have i'll Congress
1t having been stated that Senate
Don Cameron had Cancelled note fo
/. l., J,n 70 CJC
tor Logan. running into Thousands dol
lars, and sent 1t to Mrs. Logan. Senate
Cameron makes haste to deny the stor!
lie says Gen. Logan never borrowed
dollar from laim-that he never had an
monetary transactions with the Genera
and the whole story is a gratuiteus fabr
cation.
During The festivities Ct the Jackso
Club, at Columbia. OHIO. Gil the eve:in
af the 7sll. ard shortly after he lad deli
cred brief speech Hon. Ailen &. Thu
man suddenly reeled from his Chair an
fell insensibe to the tloor lie was take
to his carriage amidst great excitemel
AMI conveyed to bis home At last &C
counts the distinguished iufist and state.
IA n WAS improving, ard fears for his Il
c)yery alsayed.
Secretary Of the Interior Lamar VIZ
married at Macon. Ga, or the 5th,
Mrs. Gen. w S. Holt. at the residence
the bride She was an old sweetheart
the Secretary, and after many years
separation. which witnessed the mafrias
OF boil, and the death of their companion
they have united their fates. This roman
tic feature of the case is in consonant
with the poetieal temper of Mr.. Lama
and must give zest to his honeymoon.
The Lynehburg people are agitating I'll
subject of the establishment of papt
mill in that city. Let the capitalists c
that thriving place take hold of the ma
ter at once and ia earnest and make III
project reality. IL will pay. For veal
we tried to induce the moneyed men
Staunton to do something Of the klEt
But it did no good They preferred Ii
suranee and bank stock and such diVjden
paying Investments which do not emf 10
much labor 4 well managed paper mi
would pay anywhere in Virginia,
The Supreme Court of Pennsylyani
has decided the state law constitutions
ghiei. forbias the sale of oleomargarne {
other limitations of butter in that Com
monwealtls. even where special tax
levied by the United States. IT ever
Legislature in the Union would enact
similar law, ore Of the most Migrant an
injurious frauds ever devised by the gree
of man would be frozen out. There ca
be no healthy substitute for butter. an
all such inventions us the manufactur
of oeomargarine onght to be absolatel
prohibited.
John Roach. the well known America
ship builder. died at his residence in Ne,
York, on the morning of the 10th. His di
sease was cancer of the mouth ard throat
similar to that which caused Gen. Grant
death. Mr. Roach was 2 man OF great in
teIlecttal force. and tie most prominen
ship builder in America. He was the bet
posted man on the tariff question in thi
n